Hooters slapped with a lawsuit over unpaid sponsorship money

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Shake Shack to close 9 underperforming restaurants

The company-owned units in California, Ohio, and Texas will be shuttered by Sept. 25.

Menu Tracker: New items from Chipotle, Sonic Drive-In, and Burger King

Plus innovation at Baskin-Robbins, Black Rock Coffee Bar, Black Tap Craft Burgers & Beer, Buffalo Wild Wings, Caribou Coffee and more.

BJ’s Restaurants CEO Greg Levin steps down, Bradford Richmond to serve as interim

Levin has served as an executive for BJ’s for the past 19 years, including as CFO, prior to his CEO appointment.

Heather Neary outlines her priorities for Taco John’s

She was named chief executive officer in March and her top priority is driving unit-level economics to encourage franchisee growth.

Four strategies to manage a weird restaurant consumer environment

A new white paper from consulting firm AlixPartners underscores the criticality in evolving menu offerings, enhancing the consumer experience, and implementing balanced prices.

Hooters slapped with a lawsuit over unpaid sponsorship money

The chain’s longtime partner Hendrick Motorsports is seeking $1.7 million.

Playa Bowls acquired by private equity firm Sycamore Partners

The 250-location New Jersey-founded acai bowl chain was acquired by the retail-focused private equity firm with investments like Express and Staples.

BurgerFi does not comply with Nasdaq listing requirements, new deficiency notices say

BurgerFi received deficiency notices for failing to file the company’s quarterly report on time, and for noncompliance of committee composition rules.

Chipotle CFO Jack Hartung to remain on as president and chief strategy officer

Chipotle announced an acceleration of leadership restructuring: incoming CFO Adam Rymer will now start Oct. 1 and Jamie McConnell was appointed chief accounting and administrative officer.

KFC U.S. names brand veteran Catherine Tan-Gillespie as CMO, CDO

Tan-Gillespie replaces Nick Chavez, who has served as chief marketing officer since late 2021, overseeing menu innovations like the Original Recipe Nuggets and Saucy Nuggets.

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